There was mixed news from the Brazil camp here on Sunday, the eve of their Round-of-16 tie against South Korea at Stadium 974. Star striker Neymar is expected to play however, another forward Gabriel Jesus and defender Alex Telles are out of the remainder of the tournament due to injuries suffered during their last league defeat to Cameroon.

Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar has told reporters on Friday evening that “Alex came off [during the Cameroon match] complaining of a right knee trauma, while Jesus complained of pain in his right knee after the match.” The same day, Neymer gave his 188 million Instagram followers the positive news, when he posted a couple of his training pictures with the team and wrote: “I feel good. I knew that I would.”